PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS!! WORTH 50 POINTS 1. According to the National Institute of Health, about 90 percent of babies born deat have
hearing parents. What do you think might be some of the likely struggles these children
face in their early childhood and while growing up?
2. The National Institute of Health reports that about 85 percent of children born to Deaf
parents are hearing. Often Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) have been exposed to (and
learn) sign language from an early age. How do you think the life of a hearing CODA
differs from that of a deaf child born into a hearing family?
3. In this unit, you have learned some of the most common mouth morphemes in ASL Aside
from these types of morphemes, which are an important element of ASL grammar,
consider how your ASL would be impacted if you mouthed English words as you signed in
ASL? How could it be problematic if a person mouthed every word while signing? Give
your opinion based also on what you have seen or learned from the Deaf community,
4. Discuss if you think it is easier for kids to learn sign language or if adults have an easier
time picking up complex languages such as ASL?
5. Consider two different settings or situations in which two or more Deaf people may be signing to each other such as in school, walking in the park, when asking for directions in a large city, or at a social event. Briefly explain the setting and the discuss how the behavior and social interactions of a Deaf person in that situation might be unique and/ or different from that of a hearing person in the same situation.